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@ghostgate2001 We must also remember that wearing clothes with mixed fibers is an abomination. So all modern footballers are equally as abhorrent as homosexuals in the eyes of the bible. For some reason, religious people rank some abominations higher than others, even though this is not written in the Bible.

It's almost as if they just take the bits they want to believe and interpret the rest however they want to. Reply0

I HATED the Mako when I played on console, but I played through the trilogy again on PC when they did the Humble deal a couple of years back and I found the Mako to be a completely different experience on mouse and keys, it was a joy. Reply+1

@arcam I've never done an NG+ either, but I found this to be a bit of a cake walk after the first 5 or 6 hours of play. Which is why I quite fancy trying it on bastard-hard mode (it probably has a more eloquent name in-game) Reply0

I've been seriously considering a newgame+ playthrough before starting this. I fully intend on getting a new GPU in a month or 2 and the Witcher III was bloody stunning the first time around. I'd love to see it in all its glory. Reply+8

@FortysixterUK Personally I had a SNES, but I never understood the rivalry. My best mate had a Mega Drive so we spent one summer at his house playing Toejam & Earl, and the next at mine playing Super Mario Kart. Good times.

@ShiftyGeezer I still think VR could revolutionise the racing genre. It's the only genre which translates to VR naturally. You have no space issues, you just sit in your chair with a steering while and you are transported into the cockpit of your car. The next few years will decide, but of the games I've tried with VR nothing has been quite as accessible and polished as games like Assetto Corsa and Dirt Rally (even without the optimisations for release hardware) Reply+2

@kinky_mong Yeah it's a shitty situation on PC. I am about to throw away all my old Xbox 360 RB peripherals and I would have kept them if this was on the cards (I built a PC when I saw the poor spec on the current console generation and there seems to be no reason to go back to consoles now)

Looks like a lot of plastic instruments will be going to landfill via a charity shop.

@kinky_mong Ah yes. As consolation for not being able to play Rock Band 4 on your PC, why not add to that by trying to track down the other games 3 in the series, which are also not available on PC. Reply+14

Fair enough I suppose. As I say, I don't play it. Ultimately, you will have to judge it over the long term. It's still pretty early days and in my experience the overall playability of the game is hugely important.

How they develop the community and morph their systems is ultimately what makes or breaks an MMO though, so fingers crossed they find a way to keep everyone happy. Reply+1

@mannyYearsAgo I disagree. The fact that it is challenging is what got me into racing games. Most track racers are so easy the genre just didn't excite me. I picked up DiRT Rally on Early access in a sale and loved it. Within a month I'd bought a G25 on ebay and I've never looked back.

People shouldn't be put off by the fact that it is challenging. I went from very little experience with racing games to regular top 10 finishes. I was able to complete my first season and get promoted in career quite happily using only a pad. So yeah, it's actually great for beginners.

The only people who should really avoid this game (in my opinion), are people who feel they have to win at everything all the time.

With Dirt Rally, sometimes just limping across the finish line with a steaming radiator and a flat tyre feels like a massive accomplishment :) Reply+2

@HENGTEK-gaming Yeah, I didn't want to be too harsh, but I also didn't want people to think this was good advice.

In unrelated news: DiRT Rally was my game of 2015. It got me into racing games like nothing else ever has (and believe me, I have tried). The community in general has been fantastic and I am really looking forward to seeing how the console crowd reacts.

I hope it is a massive success, because I'd love to see more games offer this sort of challenge. Reply0

For those complaining about the review, keep in mind that this has already been reviewed on PC so they shouldn't really need too much additional detail. We just need to know if it is comparable, right?

As a very general rule of thumb, match a corner's 'number' (from one to six), with the gear in which you attempt to take it.

They did a huge amount of work within the PC community to move people away from this misconception (so many negative Steam reviews complaining that the calls didn't make sense because the Mini only has 4 gears). At least you say "very general" :p Reply+7

@clive-owen The problem with PSVR, is that a) it isn't as good as the Rift or Vive and b) It's limited to a specific section of console owners.

If you are writing off the Rift, I assume you are a console gamer. No PC gamer would put so little faith in their platform of choice.

Oculus will survive because it is an unprecedented level of immersion and the kind of people who spend a lot of their time playing sim games on PC will lap it up (and there are a LOT of said people).

If the easy option of buying a console was all people wanted, every single PC Component manufacturer wouldn't have a high-end gaming range and the PC gaming market would have been as dead as console gamers like to think it is (when in fact, it is still growing)

The PSVR is a genuinely impressive bit of technology, but it is the budget option. If you can't afford the best, then you have to make sacrifices on quality. After the initial pre-order rush, most people will wait and within the next 2 years VR capable PC hardware and the units themselves will be much more competitively priced. Which is why @Carruthers43 is suggesting it is more of a marathon than a sprint.

I don't even think there is a huge amount of competition between the 2 devices. The biggest threat to the Oculus is the Vive. Huge sales for PSVR will only increase the buzz around VR and push sales for Oculus. Reply0

@MrPomeroy If you can afford it. But again, the 4690K is such a strong CPU that it should be fine for a few years.

If you already have an i5, getting a VR capable card shouldn;t be too difficult or pricey. If you are building from scratch, then yeas I would probably spend a little extra and get the strongest CPU available. I always prefer to overspend on the CPU as upgrading graphics cards is a lot easier and something I will end up doing anyway.

Personally, I have a 3770K which should do the job, and I plan to get a 980Ti to replace my R9 280X in the next few months. I don;t plan to really jump onboard the VR train until next year though. I need to see what support will be like for Vive & Rift, and to see what kind of issues crop up when they are out in the wild and causing havok :) Reply0

@Jarman74 I got into Racing Games this year because DiRT Rally sucked me in. I've tried pCars and Assetto Corsa, putting a good amount hours into each.

pCars is the most accessible and probably my favourite for track racing
Assetto Corsa feels the most realistic, but it is also a nightmare of menu design and generally a horrid experience when you are not on track.
DiRT Rally was my game of 2015. I'm still playing it after almost a year. Reply+5

@MrPomeroy You really don't. Any core i5 is going to be fine in 99% of situations. Then you want something that's around a GTX 780 or better, so all-in I'd say you could have an exceptional VR capable PC for £1000. Then you just need to buy the VR kit :) Reply+4

As I've said on a few of the VR articles, racing games really do show off this tech like nothing else I've seen so far.

That ability to look over your shoulder, or look into the apex just improves the whole experience. From an early experience on the DX2 and Assetto Corsa, I decided this was going to be the right time for VR.

I hope there are some rally games coming soon. I get the feeling that bombing down a narrow mountain road is going to be a heart stopping experience. Reply+3